The formal negotiations between the two families ended in failure.
The next day, Cheng Che left M City early in the morning to go on a business trip. For this reason, Yin Jia, who intended to continue pestering him, was exasperated since she could not find him.
When Guan Tang came to bid farewell to Yin Jia, Guan Tang looked haggard as though she did not sleep the entire night. She had always looked exquisite, but today, her face was bare without a stitch of makeup.
"What happened to you?" Yin Jia asked, slightly startled.
Guan Tang smiled weakly. "What I said yesterday was the truth. I won't be an obstacle. I'll leave if that's what it takes for him to return."
"Where are you going?" Yin Jia asked.
Guan Tang remained silent.
"Are you returning to the Guan family in S City?" Yin Jia asked. She could not help but raise her voice when she spoke.
